Photo Contest Reply:

Today 18Dec 2008 I came home early from work. As usual I check my email and facebook.

While waiting for my email to load I check my facebook.

Then I checked my email and there were a lot there

As I was going thru deleting all the junk. I saw the start of an email and it went like this

"Congratulations Chantal!"

All I could think was "what is this junk"

then I kept reading it only to discover...a great way to end a day

So this is what the rest of the email said:

Congratulations Chantal!Your photo has been selected as the winner in the Four Seasons category!Your photo will appear in the 2009 edition of the Cold Lake Community Guide.Your photo will also be printed, framed, and presented to you!We will contact you after the Christmas Holidays to make arrangements forthe presentation!Thank you for participating!

Wow what a great way to end a crappy day of those very "chistmas spirited" people who make your day pleasant...(NOT likey)

Lets get to know each other better:

All of the things I have done are in bold. We might just have some things in common.
50Things To Do

1. Start Your Own Blog
2. Sleep Under The Stars
3. Play an insturment in a School Band
.(clarinet and I hated it.)
4. Visit Hawaii
5.Watch a Meteor Shower
6. Give more than you can afford to a charity.
7. Go to Disneyland
8. Climb a Mountain
(9. Held a praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee Jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lighting storm at sea
14. Teach yourself and art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Gone to top of Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. See the Mona Lisa
20. Sleep on an overnight train
21. Pillow fight
22. Hitch hike
(Shhhh. Don't tell my mom!)
23. Take a sick day when you're not sick
(Shhhh. Don't tell )
24. Build a snow fort
25. Hold a lamb
26. Go skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ride a gondola in Venice
29. See a total eclipse
30. Watch sunrise & set
31. Hit a home run
32. Go on a cruise
33. See Niagara Falls
34. Visit the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Visit an Amish community
36. Learn a new language
37. Have enough money to be Satisfied
38. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Go rock climbing
40. See Michelangelos's "David"
41. Sing Karaoke
42. See the Old Faithful geyser Erupt
43. Buy a stranger a meal
44. Visit Africa
45. Walk on a beach in the moonlight
46. Be transported in an Ambulance
47. Have your portrait painted
48. Go deep sea fishing.
49. See the Sistine Chapel
50. See the Eiffel Tower.

SWEET:

this is my 1st try at using

a macro x4 filter

yes its just a filter that you put on the lens

as I cannot afford to buy a macro lens

but it works really sweet

This past week:

As everyone knows what happened in the US last week with the election. Things in the world amaze me. Well this is why i bring this up. As I cruise thru my friends blogs. I came across this quote. Thanks to Kristy this has been on my mind a lot and it makes me wonder what or where our futures will lead us. This is the quote:

Rosa sat so Martin could walk.
Martin walked so Obama could run.
Obama is running so our children CAN FLY.

It makes me think of all the possiblities in life....looking from where things were to where they are now. I think of what this new generation will achieve in their lives.... Muffin Marlee and Kail how they will be able to change this world....how much more that I can do to help change this world....makes me want to do more starting by one small random act of kindness to some who needs help....anyone have more ideas of things to do???

Robbie's new Toy:




Well today Robbie finally picked up his new toy a
'08 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4x4
He's very happy!!

Mayerthorpe:

Our last road trip we went west. The road took us to Westlock Ab.

We thought that we'd go see where they make Leaman trikes.

Once we got there we found out they are now being

made in the USA.

Since we were that far west we thought that we'd check out

Mayerthorpe Ab.

This is near where the 4 Mountie were killed. They have recently

put up an memorial for them there.

It was a very sombering to be standing there knowing that

these men and many others have lost their lives

protecting ours.

What a great country that we live in.

To know the freedoms that we have

in life and that we are being protected by these

hounourable men and women.

(the police services and the military members)

The New Photographer:















Well Ladies and Gentlemen....I just thought that I'd post a few photos that I am learning to take with the new camera the Robbie bought me....there are a ton of things to learn with this camera..I got a Nikon D-60 a few weeks back....I think have take about 600 photos already...just having a hoot taking photos...I hope that one day I'll be able to take as good of photos as my dad.

NIKON D60


This is a photo from my new camera that Robbie bought for me this weekend in Moose Jaw. It is a Nikon D60. It is a smaller version of what my Dad has for his camera. But as you can see I can now take photos like he does with his camera. This flower is one of many that are in my Mom's flower gardern. One day my photos will be a great as his I hope

Rock Band

Well he finally got it and he's very happy now!

Thump Thump ThumpThump

it's driving me crazy but I know that he's happy

so I guess that all that counts eh!

Road trip to the Mnts:

This is where we stopped for a picnic supper with Robbie's Mom
It was very beautiful scenery
Robbie took this photo above...on the side of the highway
This is the most recent photo of our little family!